Machine for manufacturing heat-radiating elements



w.- J. STILL 1,788,895 MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT RADIATING ELEMENTS Jan. 13, 1931.

F iled March 29, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 W. J. STILL Jan. 13, 1931.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT RADIATING ELEMENTS 4 Shets-Sheet 2 Filed March 29, 1929 Jan. 13, 1931. w. STILL 8 1,788,895

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT RADIATING ELEMENTS Filed March 29, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Jan. 13, 1931. w. J. STILL 1,788,895

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT RADIATING ELEMENTS Filed March 29, 1929 4 Sh eets-Sheet 4 Q: If I I g min; 3 N R.

Patented'J an. 13, 1931 PPATPE WILLIAM aosnrn STILL, on LONDON, ENGLAND MACHINE non 'MANUFACTURING HEAT-RADIATING ELnMEnTs Application filed. March 29,1 1929, Serial No. 351,091, and inGl'eat Britain A ril 3, 192a.

This inventionrelates to improvements in machines for the manufacture heat radiating elements consisting of a tube around which a wire spiral is spirally wound, the

.7 wire spiral being held on the tube by a bindtobe frequently refilled with wire.

ing wire passing through the wire spiral.

The machine is of the kind in which the wire spiral is formed by winding the wire around a fined mandrel the binding wire being led under tension from a spool through a hollow and longitudinally under a forming mandrel fixed on the spindle. The end of. the wire is fixed on a spindle carrying a tube on which the wire spiral is to be coiled and the spindle slowly rotated by gears from a leading screw which traverses the tube as the wire spiral is being wound thereon. The axial speed of the tube is varied by changing the ratio ofthe gearing andin similar manner the speed of rotation of the tube is varied.

According to the, present invention the wire for forming thespiral is taken directly from the swift. and passed through the ma chine to the stationary mandrel without'rewinding upon a spool carried by a rotating headstock, thusthe necessity of constantly refilling the spool is avoided.

The objections/co 'carrying'a spool on a rotary wire coiling'head are'that the spool cannot be of a large size or'of considerable weight because of the inertia stress thrown on the wire when starting and also the velocity effect which causes it to overrun when the machine is stopped and thus slack out and tangle the wire; the spool has therefore At each refilling or replacing of the spool a joint has to be made in the wire ribbon and this means stopping the action of the machine somewhere in the length of a tube in an otherwise unnecessary manner and consequent loss of time. Also the speed of such a machine has to be curtailed to that which would enable the spool to be started up without breaking the wire and stopped without overrunning, whereas in a machine made 1n accordance wlth the present inventlon these limits are removed and the winding speed can be doubled and possibl even trebled. i

controls the speed at which the swift revolves NT OFFICE under tension of-the wire.- Thepresent in-" vention enables the bindingwire spool of the machine to P be relatively large and heavy; the-more so that when for exam'ple one inch of binding wire is arranged to-fasten on to inches of the wire wound into the spiral,

the inertia factors due to mere unwinding will be as the square of this relation. Also because of this relation of 20 to30 tg l a spool of binding wire does not need to be replaced as frequently as a spool of spiral tornnngswire even when contalning the same length of wire.

In order to form the spiral around the hindmg wire, which is the essent al cond1t10nthe spiral forming .WIIG must be carried around the binding wire spool on the way to the stationary mandrel on which it is eventually wound, and this is effected bypassing it through a tube supported by a blade member which connects the rotor of the machine with a bearing carried on an extension armIat the back of the machine, the binding wire spool being supported inside the path of th s blade member.

Between the swift'and the rotor of the winding machine is provided loop' forming mechanism whereby the: tension'on the wire is controlled automatically, and the loop is formed by passing the wire upwards over a sliding pulley and then downwards and over guide pulley s to the rotor of the machine; the

sliding pulley being supported over pulley mechanism byia weighted cord which cord also operates control gear of the power driving mechanism;

.The control'of the power driving mechanism is preferably controlled by trip gear mechanism operable automatically andinde pendently from the wire jamming on the swift, or the Wire breaking, or too great a variation inthe length of a wire tension controlling loop or the solder Wire breaking or becoming disconnected or used up, or the desired length of tube being completed.

a A mannerof carrying out the invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings,

wherein Fig re lit a sectional elevation through the carrier, rotor and spool of the machine, Figure 2 a sectional view of the rotor, Figure 3 is a frontelevation of Figure 2, Figure 4 a sectional view of a swashing plate arranged on the mandrel of the machine, Figure 5 a general plan of the machine on a smaller scale, Figure 6 a sectional elevation of the wire swift mechanism, Figure 7 a plan of the swift mechanism, Figure 8 a sectional elevation of a detail ofFigure 6, Figure 9 an elevation of a portion of the machine showing the control mechanism, Figure 10 adetai'l of'Figure 9, and Figure 11 a dia ram ofhe wire loop forming mechanism. s illustrated by these drawings the central part of the machine consists of a stationary mandrel a'carried at one endof a shaft al which at the other end is connected to a non-rotarycarrier or shuttle 6 supporting a spool 62 of binding'wire 61, the whole central portion of 6 being maintained stationary except as to the slow unwinding of wire 61 ed the spool 62.

The shuttle .6 is attached to the mandrel shaft a1 and held fromrotation by means of a plate H1 which has a boss portion H2 in which is provided a feather H3 extending into a key way in the mandrel shaft a1. The

tendsto keep the two pins H5 and H7 in align ment by opposing motion in either direction and so compensates for any vibratory action 7 set in the gears which would hammer loose the feather H3 and the attachment of the shuttle if a rigid connection was made.

In order that'the binding wire spool 62 will impart a definite amount of tension to the binding wire 61 it is clamped to two brake discs 63 one each side of it and by means of a square bar 6& the three parts rotate together and are held-together by a clamping screw which'facilitates the removal of an empty spool and the replacing of. it by a full one. 7 I I When the spool 62 is in place in theshuttle 6 it'is supported by the brake discs 63 on two arms 65 which are attached together at one end by a pin 66 journalled in a rocking frame 67 fixed on a shaft 68 mounted in bearings inthe shuttle 6. he rocking frame 67 is controlled by springs 69 supported by studs 610 screwed at their lower ends into the shuttle 6, and arranged to press on-the horizontal armof the rocking frame :67. By means of the nuts 611the load on the spring can headjusted,=tl1e spring is arranged to turn the rocking frame 67 in such a manner as to force the brake shoes 612 and 615 which are hinged together by a pin 616, on to the brake discs 63 by a wedging action between the shoes and ball bearing rollers 613 and 618. The rollers 613, 618 are mounted on shafts 614 and 619 fixed in the shuttle 6. The roller 618 supports the weight of the arms 65 and spool 6 and the brake shoes 612 and 615.

The movement of the arms 65 is opposed by the pull of the binding wire 61, so'that if the tension on the wire 61 exceeds that on the springs 69the arms 65-are moved in such a manneras to reduce the wedging action of the rollers 613:and 618 and vice versa.

' Located outside the shuttle 6 is a rapidly rotating carrier 0 connected at its forward end by a connecting piece 05 to a rotor 06 of which the portion 0'? is shapedas a driving belt pulley. The rotor 06 rotates-at one end in a ball bearing. 04 of which the outer race is fixed in the headstock h of the machine, while the back end of the carrier 0 rotates in. a'ball bearing 03 of which the outer race is carried by the rear end 61 of the headstock of the machine.

(in the carrier 0 and extending from end to end thereof is a tube 08 formed of closely wound wire through which the spiral formwire (Z passes from ya swift a2 to and through the rotor 06 to the stationary spiral forming mandrel a. l

As the spiral forming wire (Z is'rotating any bearings used mustencircle the wire or the bearing supports will sever it, the ball bearings 03 v and 04 are therefore employed and the wire 03 ispassed through the hole (61 in the central portion of the carrier 0 carrying'the inner ball race of the bearingc3 into the tube 08 so that the wire cl will pass during the rotation of the carrier '0 from one side of the rotating mass to the other, the ball bearings c3, 04 being relatively large indiame't-er and short in length their use facilitates this transference of the wire (Z. v

In addition to'the ball bearings 03 and a l there is provided a third ball bearing 02 which supports the rear end of the fixed shuttle 6 the outer race of this ball bearipg being fixed in the rear end of the carrier 0 while its inner race is fixed by a bolt 080 to the rear end of the shuttle 6."

As the carrier c rotates at a high speed it is balanced by means of balance weights c9 and 010. V

The shuttle 6 is held stationary during the rotation of the carrier 6 and the spiral forming wire (Z carried round the fixed mandrel by means of a swashing bevel gearz'ineshing with a stationary gear 2'1 ofequal numberof teeth fixed on the front headstock h of the machine, the angle between the gearsz' and 2'1 being sufiicient to permit the passage-ofthe spiral forming wire (Z between their teeth through the passage 011 in the connecting member 05 and through the rotor'06 under a roller C12 and through a continuation ofthe passage 011 from the outer endof which-the wire'passes up over guide pulleys 020 and 521 of which the shafts are supported on aformer 023, and then over the inclined plate a9 carried by the spherical portion (L10 of the main d-rel a and then around the mandrel itself.

The swashing gear '5 is carried on a hardened ball 52 on which it is held by a gland member 2'3, the ball 2'2 being mounted on the mandrel shaft a1 and held from rotation thereinby the, feather H3. The swashing gear 2' can rockon the ball i2 without rotating thereon by means of a key 2 4: forming the head of a pin 2'5 extending into the ball 2'2, the swashing gear 2' and its gland i3 are provided with curved keyway 2'6 so that it can rock over the key 2'4.

In the outer end of the mandrel shaft a1 is fixed an interchangeable mandrel a of a cross section corresponding to the desired shape of the spiral. In order to be interchangeable the mandrel a is held in place by a joint a3 whereby it is connected to a bolt a4 'duit for the binding'wire b1, atthe end of which is held in the mandrel shaft (35 which pulls the mandrel a against a shoulder a6. A groove a7 is along the bottom of the bolt at and the mandrel a to form a conalby a nut the bolt the groove terminates in an inclined hole a8.

The hanks of spiral forming wire (Z often contain 1 cwt. of wire, so that the problem of starting such amass into motion with sufficie'nt rapidity to supply the machine, when 1t was thrown into action, is a diflicultone because only a very light tension on the wire is permissible owing to the ease, with which it can be broken when bent over a mandrel of special form having abrupt edges. 'This difficulty is overcome byproviding a'storage loop where the spiral forming wire enters the back of the machine. In forming this loop the wire 03 is passed from the swift a2 through the tubular staple m, the object of this staple is to stopthe main winding machine if the wire on the hank gets caught; by

some under coil and thus cannot unwind from the swift. When this happens the wire (Z gets carried around with the hank asshown by the chain line, the velocity of the swift a2 being then sufficient to pullthe tubular staple m around on its stud m1 supported in a base m4 and so move an arm m2 extending from a staple carrying bracket m3 in such a manner as to pull a Bowden Wire 7125 througl'i a bracket m6 supporting the Bowden \vireapparatus controlling the starting handle of the machine. 7 Y.

The arm m2 is linked to a rod m6-sliding through a tubular support m7 and controlled by a spring ms. The parts being" so arranged lbroken by the pletes the swing of the arm m2 sufiiciently to spring m8 into action which conipull the Bowden wire m5 torelease the startinghandle on the main machine which returns to the off position thus releasing a clutchor other suitable drive} on a countershaft.

At the-same time the rotation of the arm m2 applies a brake m9 on a drum m10 fixed on the spindle'mll carying the swift a2 and thereby prevents the wire all from being wire thereon, which may'weigh 1 cwtJ The brake band m9 is fixed at one end to a bracket 112 12 by an adjusting screw 9e13, the other end of the brake band m9 being connected to one end of a lever ml l pivoted at m15 to the base m4, while end of' the rod M16 is linked to a lever m1? pivoted at 977.18 to the'base m4, and carrying a pinmlQ to which is fixed a Bowden wire 'mQO which passes through a tube 'm21 carried by a bracket 972/22 fixed to the base me. The

pulley 11 6 supported from a beam over the main machine; 1 i

- A weight n7 suspended by a system ofcords D, D1, D2 is of such dimensions as to impart sufllcienttension to-the cord D to balance the weight ofithe slider a l'and. pulley aZ'andinr' part a small additional tension to the cord D,

this pull imposes [on the wire (Z the tension which must be imparted to it on its entrance into the machine, thistension varies withtlre diameter of the'wire and it is evident that (as this must not exceed, 2 lbs. with the smaller wires) it is insufiicient to start abl'cwt. hank .of wire together with the swift on which it is mounted into motion when the main machine starts, withouta considerableztimeis given it in which to a'quire speed. f r

Theloop of' wire which extends from the momentum of the swift and the V theother end of the lever 777.14 is linked to a rod m16. The other floor to thefslider pulley a2 and back to the I machine level may be made to constitute a wire reservoir of say 16 ft. ofstored wire when the'slider n4 is at the topof its travel, which is the position it occupies when the machine is'about to start; when therefore. the

machine commences to revolve and take wire from the swift a2 most of the supply comes from the loop which becomes shorter and shorter in theprocess.

the swift a2 by fixed to the small pulley 1718 which is formed onor fixed to the pulley n6, both pulleys are carried by a hanger n9. The weight n? is hung over the quadrantby a second cord D2 of which the upper endis connected to the upper end of the quadrant r,.the weight n? thereby impartingtensionzto storage loop of the spiral forming wire (Z.

It is' evi lent that as the loop grows shorter the cord'Dl will be pulled up and the quadrant partly rotated, this releases the Bowden wire 17220 and thus allows the swift to rotate under the impulseof the tension imparted to the wire'by the weight'n'i a slight reduction in the length of the loop is suiiicient t0 entirely release the brake m9 and t e swift :a2 soon acquires suficient speed to supply wire to the machine to meet its demands, the loop being by this time [much reduced in length and the brake m9 ofl.- Under these conditions the swift a2'continues to speed up and releases wire faster vthan the machine requires it, the loop thus increases in length and the quadrant descends and by applying the brake m9 checks the speed of the swift and controls the length of the loop all this is done without causing any alteration in the tension imparted to the wire (Z. The spring D3 has been added to the loop slider as, in order to absorb the sudden changes dueto coils of the hank slipping off thetop of the hank and thus releasing extra wire, these sudden changes would not be taken up by the weight n7 with sufficient quickness and when taken up would cause ashock, which would result in broken wire and which is entirely prevented by the interposition of the spring D8 between the slider a l and the cord The wire (Z enters into the machine over the pulley shown at n3 having bearings in a bracket n19 fixed to the rear headstock hl of the machine, the wire then passes through the guide block D and under a pulley E rotating in the guide block and then through a a hole (Z1 also in the guide block into the in side of the coil spring 08 which rotates with the carrier 0 around the binding'wire spool The guide'block D and the pulley E are preferably case 05 attached to the front rotor-and passes 020 and is of such a size that lubricated bya pressure feed 7 means of a spring, and

the gear to be hardened to withstand the ciittingaction of. the wire and these parts rowhich it is wound. The pulleys 020 and 021' mountedon a head or former 023 rotating with the rotor c7 and carrier c in the direction indicated by Figure 3, and the pulley 021 is so disposed relatively to the pulley the wire d will be given a bend-sutlicient to ensure having flat sides by counteracting the curve tl at would otherwise be formed when winding the wire Z round a mandrel as having flat sides as in the present case. To facilitate the delivery of the spiral from'the' end of the former the inclined plate 'or swashing member 8 bearing on the inclined faced bush the spiral rocks on-the spherical portion alO of the mandrel as the wire passes over its front face rotation being prevented by a key in the swashing member sliding in a key way proided in the spherical portion alO see Figured.

A wire scratch brush 2? is provided for cleaning the tube T to facilitate the soldering thereon of the spiral wound from the wire (5, The brush t is fiXed in a rocking arm t2 pivoted to the machine at On the spindle ii is a sprocket wheel-t4 driven by a chain 135 from a sprocket wheel t6 fixed on ashaftt'? driven by mitre wheels t8 driven from the driving gear of the ma-' chine. y

The best-results are obtained by forming on the wire spiral a surface of contact'for engagement with the tube, and this is effected by means of a milling cutter A20 arranged under the: mandrel a on-whi'ch the wire spiral is being formed and immediately before it is coiled round the tube T; In the present improvements this milling cutter A20 is driven from the machine by a spiral gear in the casing A21 preferably working in an oil bath supplied fromithe main bearings of the milling cutter which are preferably system. This gearing may becompletely enclosed in the casing A21 and the bearings arranged to leak outwards so that'the apparatus will be protected from the dust produced by the milling cutter. Thefiuse of a spiral drive on a spindle t1, mounted enables the m1lling cutter spindle to be pressed upwards-against the wire coil by the -pitch angle of the spiral gear and the driving mechanism of so arranged that should the milling cutter tend to dig into the wire ribbon the increased drive will tend to withdraw the cutter and so ensure even cutting action. r e

The operation of the machine is as follows I 1A full'spool' eef binding wire bl is in- "s'erted. in the shuttle b,-the rotor c6- being turned so that an opening at one side ofthe end ofthe rotor c faces upward tofacilitate this, the square bar b l is then threaded is at the top and then bethreaded through the hole and lowered on to the .pulleyc12 it willnow pass through the machine freely from the hank on the swift whenpulled from the front. If the wireis right hand, turns around the mandrel a and the starting handle of the machine pulled forward the rotor 06 will revolve andform ribbon like spiral around the mandrel a and the binding wire 61 which lies under it and in contact with it. As soon as the mandrel a is covered with spiral wire ribbon the machine should be stopped and the binding wire clipped to a tube T which has been inserted in the tube T which has, been inserted in the 7 tube support of the machine.

Upon restarting the machine the tube T will rotate and the spiral ribbon as formed will be withdrawn from the former and bound on to the tuba, In order to facilitate soldering of the spiral of the tube T a spool of wire'solder is provided at the front of the machine and wire from this spool is attached to a clip onthe tube T and is thus wound on to the tube as itrotates one thread of solderbeing woundon-to the tube between each'eoil of the spiral wire. hen the machine has been put into operation winding" spiral ribbon on to a tube T which may be effected by any suitable mechanism where- 1 by'the tube is moved axiallywhilebeing ro tated at a speed relatively to the'axial move merit to give'the desired pitch to the'wind'ing" it; can'be left unattended because its opera? tlonthenceforward is quite automatic."

trolledst arting handle which bringsinto operation the power or driving mechanism,

and being so controlled the starting handle I A wouldreturnto the off position as soon as released and stop the machine if'it were not held by a detent A2, which is supported in the casting A3 and this casting is connected with the starting handle by a shaft V5 1 which passes through the machine from one side to the other. The detent A2 enengages with acorresponding detentheld co-.

axial-1 y thereto in the arm A5.

' Under normal conditionsfithe startinghan;

dle :when pulled forward remains in .thisv now given a few position'being retainedthere bythe detent A2 but if the condition of themachine is.

not suitable for complete and satisfactory and. the handle returns automatically to the off position whenrelea's'ed.

' The detent A2 is preferably arranged to-be withdrawn in the following circiunstancesz 1- Solder wire broken or disconnected.

Wired jammed on the swift.

/Vire cl broken. 4. .lVireloop' too long;

TWire loop too -;short. 6 Spiral 7 Length of tube completed.

last-is the usualireason why the ma operation the detent does not retain it there wire; Z orsolder wire exhausted.

hine, stops5-fandthisisproducedby the con-- 7 l "tact and motion'offlthe stop fixedto a control cord A13, this cord extends the full length of the tube carriage rail Alunder which it-is locatedand the tube carriage is provided .with

an armwhich makes contact with the stop at any desired position and" by pulling the cord rotates-the. shaftA l-and by a stud A30 there-j on pushes an arm A5 controlled by a spring A31 back; Carrying the detent'A2 upo'nit-out theone A2 on A3,,

of engagement with this releases the starti' machineflj V If the wire loop becomes too l'ong or too a short the quadrantr of the looplcontrol -mech anism brings the projections A601 A7 of a rockingmember A15 on the shaft alo into contact with arollerASon the member A17. rockingon theshaft A18,- and thisalso pulls down the release arm A5 by'nieans of-the rod W3 and stopsthemachine. If'thfe wired is exhautsed it either catches in f'the'clast' few loops around-the'swift and acts like case 2 or flies oft loose and acts like case 3'which by releasingithe tensionallows the slider n4; toj rise up beyond theproper positionandythus bring the projectionon the lo'op-controlinto "action. 4, 7 v In case 2 the stoppingof the machineis not due to the undue short endi'ng of theloop' for the tubular staplem before referred to is thrown over andithisby pulling on the Bow: den wire m5 attachedto -it pulls down an arm f Al0on the shaft n16 Figure 10 andthus oper- The machine is provided with a weight conA ates the roller A8. The machineis therefore ng handle and .stops-the P stopped without-waiting for the loop to be unduly shortened.

A similar arm not shownyon' the drawings. is provided on thes'haftalB and is operated by the weightof-a' solderwire spool not shown on the drawings and of which'the mechanism operates the roller A8 and releases the detent' and stops the machine. A hand release is fitted tothe machine and arranged to operate the arm A5 so that the machine can be stopped by hand at anytime. a: Inorder to fasten't he binding Wire to the tubelby clip or otherwise it isnecessary to cut, the ribbon-and Wind the binding wirejonlyon, I

to the tube; to provide for this ratchet drive reduction sha'r is provided.

In the gearing of the ribbon winding mechanism the the gears F1 and F4 (Figure 1) by means of the rotor 07 and this shaft Foperates the milling cutter A20 situatedunderthe mandrel a on whichthe spiral ribbon is wound also the gears driving a long 'splined shaft F5 which rotates a tube chuck and traverses a'tube carriageA40.

hen the rotor 06 is stopped and it is desired to wind binding wire only, the clutchin the gear F6 is put into operation to drive the train of wheels F10, by this means the second "t F9 is turned,-the tube carriage is operated and binding wire is wound onto the tube Twithout any ribbon upon it.

Agelip cant-hen be placed over'the binding wire to fasten it to the tube T, and the binding wire severed,the tube can the'n be removed 7 and a new one-inserted.

Thetablel earrylng the tube, supporting spindle may be traversed by any "suitable mechanism such as leading screw gearing or by rack and pinion gearing in which the pmion is' rotated by gearinp'from a splined shaft rotated by gearing drivlng or driven-from the rotary head coiling the wire on the fixed mandrel."

What I claim'and desireto secure ters Patentis:- I 1 7 1. A;machine for forming a wire spiral and also for wmding it; spirally round atube. comprising a continuously rotatable member havingfa'non-axial' passage extending 'othroughfit, a stationary mandrel fixed relatively to the rotating membenand means for winding theflspiral formed-in the ma.

chine round 'the tube, the spiral for ming wire being'passed through the passageini the rotatable member. and then transversely on to the stat-ionary mandrel, the mandrel being arranged to deliver the spiral formed" thereonon to the tube; r r.

f r-machine for; forming a wire spiral and also for winding it spirally-round a.

tube. comprising a continuously rotatable member havmga hollowportion and a non-, axial passage'ezrtending through" it and also an axialhole passing I the end, a stationary' mandrel' fixed co-arrially with reference to the rbtatingjmeniber,

a binding wire carrying'swift, a shut-tie for the 'bindingmwire sw ft, Y and supporting means for, winding the spiral; formed in the machine round the tube, the spiral forming wire being passed through thenon-axial passage, while the shuttle is nonrotatively fixed co-axially in the rotating member and the swift of' binding wire is rotatively mounted t ierein and thewire' from the swift passed throughthe rotary-member by way of its axial hole and then throughthewire:"

spiral being wound round the tube;

first reduction shaft Fis driven by liu.

by Letfrom its inner side to 1 messes means for winding the spiral formed in the= =.--.achine round the tube,'the rotor being connectedt' the carrier so that both rotate together, and the spiral forming wire being passed through the passage in the carrier and then through the passage in the rotor 1 then transversely on to the stationary mandrel, the stationary mandrel being'fixedto the fixed member and arranged to deliverthespirai. formed thereon onto the tube.

machine i'or forming a wire spiral and also forwinding it spirally round -a tube, comprising a continuously rotatable iber having a hollow portion and a nonaxialpassage extending through itand also an anti hole passing from its innersideto the end, a,statioirar mandrel fixed coaxially with reference to'the rotary member, binding wire carrying swift, a shuttle for supporting the binding wire swif, an auto-c matic wire tensioning device, and means for 'winding the spirallformed in the machine round the-tube, the spiral for ing wire be passed through the non-axial passage, while the shuttle is-non-rotatively fixed coaxiallyiin the rotating member and the swiftof binding wire is rotatively mounted there in and the wire from .the-- swift passed through the rotary member by way of its axial hole and then through the wire spiral being woundround the tube, the wire tensioning device being supported'in the shuttle and operated automatically-bythe ten.-

sion in'the binding wire between its winding on thetubeland its unwinding-from the swift in the shuttle; p

5. -A H1&Ql11118 f01 forming a tube, comprising a i continuously rotatable member having a hollow portion and noning'wirecarrying swift, a shuttle for sup porting the b nding w re sw ft,a brake disc fixed non'the swift, brake blocks engaging the brake disc on opposite sides and having" oppositely disposed inclined' -operating' surfaces, fixed rollers engaging the oppositelyv disposed inclined surfaces of the brake blocks, a pivoted lever carrying the brake V blocks, a brake spring,;and means for windwire spiral andalso for wlnding t'spirally round a ing the spiralformedin the machinerround the tube, the spiral forming wire being passed through the non-axial p assage,while theshuttle is nonrotatively fixed coaxially in the'rotatingimember and the swift of'jbind to produce a flat on the spiral at .to be in contact with the tube.

7. A machine for forming a wire spiral ingwire is rotatively mounted therein and the wire from the swift passed through the rotary member byway of its axial hole and then through the wire spiral being wound round the tube, the brake elements being movably mounted in the shuttle and the brake spring operating the pivoted lever to force the inclines of thebrake block between the fixed rollers and so control the tension on the wire; 7 V 6. A machine for forming a wire spiral and also for winding it spirally round a tube,

comprising a continuously rotatable memher having anon-axial passage extending through it, a stationary mandrel fixed relatively to the rotating member, a milling cuty ter, and means forwlnding the spiral formed in the machine round the tube, the spiral forming wire being passed through the passage in the rotatable member andthen transversely on to the stationary mandrel, the.

mandrel being'arranged to deliver the spiral formed thereon over the. milling cutter on f to thetube, the milling cutter being arranged the portion and also for winding it spirally round 'a'tube, comprising a continuously rotatablemember having a hollow .portlon and av non-axial passage extending through it and also an ax al hole passing from its inner s de to the end, a stationary mandred fixedfco-axially with reference to the rotating member, a

binding wire'carryingswift, a shuttle for supportlngthe bindlng wlre swift, a swash plate having face gear teeth, a corresponding fixed gear wheel, a spherical bearing for the swash plate, and means for winding the spiral formed in the machine round the tube, the spiral forming wire being passed through the non-axial passage, while the'shuttle is non rotatively fixed co-axially in the rotating member and the swift or" binding wire-is rotatively mounted therein and the wire from the swift passed through the rotary member by way of its axial hole and then through the wire spiral being wound round the tube,

the spherical bearing of the swash plate being fixed and the spiral forming wire'carried round the'fixed mandrelby the gear J teeth of the swash plate engaging those of the fixed gear wheel thereby permitting the rotation of the non-axial passage of the spiral forming wire. 1

In witness whereof I atfix my signature.

WILLIAM JOSEPH STILL. 

